bogeys

So maybe you have that little voice in the back of your head that tries to help you be a good human and be happy and learn things you need to know to be a fulfilled soul. Maybe you have more than one, and maybe they're not just voices but have manifested in forms both familiar and comforting to you. (Some people call these not-just-voices spirit guides or guardian angels or totems or fylgja or daemons.) Maybe they're shaped like a red fox and a black panther and this isn't as general and impersonal as a certain blogger might like you to believe. Anyway.

So let's say that there are times when you are a bit jumpy, scared of nameless shapeless potential dangers that could just be your overactive imagination conjuring monsters out of nothing, and you call on these beings to help you out and they say things like "Don't be afraid" and "There's nothing there" and "You really should stop watching horror flicks after dark." But then let's say that another such occasion has arisen and instead of making mildly scornful comfort-noises, they say, "Try not to attract it's attention" and "Don't run, just calmly walk away."

I think you'd be scared to go back, too. :P